Pulok Mukherjee
Indian scientist (born 1968)
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Pulok Kumar Mukherjee is an Indian scientist, who is currently an associate professor at the School of Natural Product Studies in Jadavpur University, Kolkata State, India.[1] He is also an associate editor of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.[2] He previously held director positions at the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development and the Institute of Life Sciences, India.
Pulok K Mukherjee PhD, FRSC, FNASc | |
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| Born | 12 December 1968 Sandhipur, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Leiden University, The Netherlands |
| Organization(s) | Institute of Life Sciences; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Jadavpur University |
| Honours | FRSC; FNASc; FNAAS; FAScT |
| Website | https://www.pulokmukherjee.com/ |
Biography
Mukherjee obtained a Masters and a PhD in Pharmacy from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He then attended the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research in the Netherlands as a postdoctoral researcher.[1]
Mukherjee is a former president of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology, and a founding member of the Society for Ethnopharmacology in India.[1]
Awards
- Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (FNAAS)[2]
- Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India (FNASc)[2]
- NASI - Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award[2]
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC)[2]
- DBT-TATA Innovation Fellowship Award, from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi. [3]
- Birbal Sahni Birth Century Gold Medal Award[2]
- Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology, India (FWAST)
- Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship Award[4]
- Biotechnology Overseas, Award from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi.[2]
- Best Pharmaceutical Scientist of the year from the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers’ of India[2]
- Young Pharmacy Teacher Award-2002, from Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India [4]
- DST BOYSCAST fellowship Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India[4]